

Russel Liechty, 90, professor and dean emeritus, passes away
Russel (Russ) A. Liechty, dean of students emeritus and professor emeritus of education, who worked and taught at Goshen College for 38 years, died in Goshen on January 13 at the age 90.
Russel (Russ) A. Liechty, dean of students emeritus and professor emeritus of education, who worked and taught at Goshen College for 38 years, died in Goshen on January 13 at the age 90.
Doug Wellenreiter, a longtime teacher, coach and official in his seventh season as Goshen College assistant baseball coach, passed away suddenly on Nov. 17. He was 63 years old.
Albert J. “Al” Meyer, retired assistant professor of physics, died Friday, July 31, at his home in Goshen, surrounded by his family. He was 90 years old.
Anna Bowman, associate professor emerita of social work and director emerita of women’s studies, died Saturday, July 4, at her residence in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She was 90 years old.
Former Goshen College Assistant Professor of English Nicholas Cave Lindsay died June 18, 2020, in Statesboro, Georgia. He was 92 years old.
John Richard (J.R.) Burkholder, Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Religion, died in the early morning of Dec. 20, 2019, one day after his 91st birthday.
Kennard Martin, 78, a groundsperson and longest-serving employee in the history of GC, died Aug. 29, 2019. Martin would have marked his 58th work anniversary this week.
Dr. Debra Detwiler, Goshen College professor of music, died Monday, April 22, early in the morning at her home in Goshen. She was 62 years old and taught at the college for 20 years.
Gerald R. "Tony" Hurst, an adjunct professor at Goshen College, died peacefully at the Greenhouse Village Strawberry Fields Home Thursday, Feb. 14, in Goshen, at the age of 75.
Goshen College Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Carolyn Schrock-Shenk died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, 2019, after a brief hospitalization at the age of 63.